Saturday Feb. 14, are also took place in Pombal the Portuguese Indoor Championships with the usual distances in Race Walking events.

 

3000m Indoor women

 

If any were needed, there has been another demonstration of high technical quality by Ana Cabecinha, which won the race with her best time of 12.17.93 which is a new record of Portugal, improving the precedent that already belonged from 2013 (12:21:56), as well as being at the time the world's best result of the year (improving 12:21:17 Inna Kashina - UKR two days before obtained in Sumy).

In second place was ranked Daniela Cardoso in 12:59.15

The bronze went instead to Mara Ribeiro (who also won the title U23) in 13:21:63

 

Needless to point out the joy of the coach of Cabecinha, Paulo Murta, who with his other athlete, Edna Barros, also won the junior title in 13:52.07

 

 

5000m Indoor men

 

Good presence in the race with 16 athletes at the start.

 

Victory goes to Sergio Vieira in 19:34.97 time of great worldwide level, Second, up today, only to that obtained y Yohann Diniz in Modeville,

Behind Vieira, the silver goes to Miguel Carvalho (who won the U23 title) in 20: 05.65 while the bronze went to Pedro Isidro in 20:24.72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indoor Championships of Portugal 2015: Men start